The Bill Cosby Show / Episode List
This episode list contains all episodes of the US comedy series The Bill Cosby Show , sorted by production order. It always premiered on NBC . The German-language first broadcast of the first 39 episodes was on ZDF under the title Bill Cosby's Family Ties . From episode 40, the German-language first broadcast on PRO 7 .
season 1
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast (USA) | German language first broadcast ( D ) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Why do we have four children? | The Cosby Show - pilot | Sep 20 1984 | Feb. 5, 1987 |
2 | 2 | Lamont was a good fish | Goodbye, Mr. Fish | 27 Sep 1984 | Feb. 8, 1987 |
3 | 3 | Three in bed | Bad dreams | Oct. 4, 1984 | Feb 22, 1987 |
4th | 4th | The football dad | Is that my boy? | Oct 11, 1984 | Oct 11, 1989 |
5 | 5 | The designer nightmare | A shirt story | Oct 18, 1984 | 1st Mar 1987 |
6th | 6th | Family tradition | Breaking with tradition | Oct 25, 1984 | Oct 18, 1989 |
7th | 7th | The baby trap | One more time | Nov 1, 1984 | Oct 25, 1989 |
8th | 8th | The queen of swing | Play it again, Vanessa | Nov 8, 1984 | March 8 1987 |
9 | 9 | How ugly is he? | How Ugly Is He? | Nov 15, 1984 | 15th Mar 1987 |
10 | 10 | A summer in Paris? | Bonjour, Sandra | Nov 22, 1984 | 22 Mar 1987 |
11 | 11 | Once without children! | You're Not A Mother Night | Dec 6, 1984 | Oct. 4, 1989 |
12 | 12 | Appointment with Mister Halifax | Rudy's sick | Dec 13, 1984 | Apr 5, 1987 |
13 | 13 | Fathers day gifts | Father's Day | December 20, 1984 | 29 Mar 1987 |
14th | 14th | The hole in the ear | Independence Day | Jan. 10, 1985 | Apr 12, 1987 |
15th | 15th | No celebration without speech! | Physician Of The Year | Jan. 17, 1985 | Apr 19, 1987 |
16 | 16 | Brussels sprouts and dancing leg | Jitterbug break | Jan. 31, 1985 | Apr 26, 1987 |
17th | 17th | The joint in the school book | Theo And The Joint | Feb. 7, 1985 | May 3, 1987 |
18th | 18th | The repair specialist | Vanessa's New Class | Feb. 14, 1985 | May 10, 1987 |
19th | 19th | My wife, the star lawyer | Clair's Case | Feb. 21, 1985 | May 17, 1987 |
20th | 20th | The senior men’s relay | Back to the track, Jack | Feb. 28, 1985 | Dec. 27, 1987 |
21st | 21st | A very young friend | The Younger Woman | 14 Mar 1985 | Nov 1, 1989 |
22nd | 22nd | Guests to night | Slumber party | 28 Mar 1985 | Jan. 2, 1988 |
23 | 23 | Enrique the silent | Mr. Quiet | May 2, 1985 | Nov 8, 1989 |
24 | 24 | Blindfolded birthday | Cliff's Birthday | May 9, 1985 | Jan. 9, 1988 |
season 2
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast (USA) | German language first broadcast ( D ) |
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25th | 1 | The first school day | First day of school | 26 Sep 1985 | Jan. 16, 1988 |
26th | 2 | Electric toys | The juicer | Oct 3, 1985 | Jan. 23, 1988 |
27 | 3 | A very special dessert | Happy Anniversary | Oct 10, 1985 | Jan. 30, 1988 |
28 | 4th | Cliff the matchmaker | Cliff In Love | Oct 17, 1985 | Feb 20, 1988 |
29 | 5 | Crush over both ears | Theo And The Older Woman | Oct 24, 1985 | Feb 13, 1988 |
30th | 6th | From door to door | Halloween | Oct 31, 1985 | Nov 15, 1989 |
31 | 7th | The gray ghost | Rudy Suits Up | Nov 7, 1985 | Nov 22, 1989 |
32 | 8th | A car for Denise | Denise Drives | Nov 14, 1985 | May 14, 1988 |
33 | 9 | Getting married has to be learned | Clair's Sister | Nov 21, 1985 | Feb. 27, 1988 |
34 | 10 | Who wants to be beautiful must suffer | Clair's Toe | Dec 5, 1985 | 5th Mar 1988 |
35 | 11 | Sins of youth | Denise's Friend | Dec 12, 1985 | March 12 1988 |
36 | 12 | A five in math? | Mrs. Westlake | Jan. 2, 1986 | 19 Mar 1988 |
37 | 13 | The concrete cake | The auction | Jan. 9, 1986 | Apr 16, 1988 |
38 | 14th | Clothes make the man | Vanessa's Bad Grade | Jan. 16, 1986 | 26th Mar 1988 |
39 | 15th | Macbeth on twelve pages | Theo and Cockroach | Jan. 30, 1986 | Apr 23, 1988 |
40 | 16 | Who's Afraid of the Dentist? | The Dentist | Feb. 2, 1986 | Apr 30, 1988 |
41 | 17th | Play it again, Russell | Play It Again, Russell | Feb 13, 1986 | May 7, 1988 |
42 | 18th | Clash with Stevie Wonder | A touch of wonder | Feb. 20, 1986 | Oct 2, 1990 |
43 | 19th | Full house | Full house | Feb. 27, 1986 | Oct 9, 1990 |
44 | 20th | Top frozen | Close to home | 13 Mar 1986 | Oct 20, 1990 |
45 | 21st | The nerd | To early spring | 20 Mar 1986 | May 21, 1988 |
46 | 22nd | What life really costs | Theo's Holiday | Apr 3, 1986 | May 28, 1988 |
47 | 23 | Card sharks | The Card Game | Apr 10, 1986 | Nov 29, 1989 |
48 | 24 | Race with a tailwind | Off to the races | May 8, 1986 | 4th June 1988 |
49 | 25th | Which university am I going to take? | Denise's Decision | May 15, 1986 | Oct. 30, 1990 |
season 3
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast ( D ) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | 1 | Snake Doctor Huxtable | Bring 'Em Back Alive | 25 Sep 1986 | Dec 6, 1989 |
51 | 2 | Salad day | Food for Thought | Oct. 2, 1986 | Dec 13, 1989 |
52 | 3 | Golden wedding | Golden Anniversary | Oct 9, 1986 | Dec 20, 1989 |
53 | 4th | Questions of the heart | Man talk | Oct 16, 1986 | Dec. 27, 1989 |
54 | 5 | The fire drill | Mother, May I? | Oct 23, 1986 | Jan. 3, 1990 |
55 | 6th | The history lesson | The March | Oct. 30, 1986 | Jan. 10, 1990 |
56 | 7th | The dream of flying | Theo's Flight | Nov 6, 1986 | Jan. 17, 1990 |
57 | 8th | The burden of being rich | Vanessa's Rich | Nov 13, 1986 | Jan. 24, 1990 |
58 | 9 | Denise has a four | Denise Gets a D | Nov 20, 1986 | Jan. 31, 1990 |
59 | 10 | Dog ran up! | A Girl and Her Dog | Dec. 4, 1986 | Feb 7, 1990 |
60 | 11 | Rendezvous with two suitors | Was stories | Dec 11, 1986 | Feb. 14, 1990 |
61 | 12 | Hugo the bear | Cliff in batch | Dec 18, 1986 | Feb 21, 1990 |
62 | 13 | The wrestling monster | Monster Man Huxtable | Jan. 8, 1987 | 14 Mar 1990 |
63 | 14th | The Huxtable men's club | Rudy Spends the Night | Jan 15, 1987 | 7th Mar 1990 |
64 | 15th | Little tricks when buying a car | Say Hello to a Good Buy | Jan. 22, 1987 | Feb 28, 1990 |
65 | 16 | Robert and the women | Denise Gets to Opinion | Feb. 5, 1987 | 21 Mar 1990 |
66 | 17th | Who is smoking there? | Calling Doctor Huxtable | Feb 12, 1987 | 29 Mar 1990 |
67 | 18th | Acrobats in the nursery | You Only Hurt the One You Love | Feb. 19, 1987 | Apr 4, 1990 |
68 | 19th | The bridal shower | The shower | Feb. 26, 1987 | Apr 11, 1990 |
69 | 20th | Cliff turns 50 | Cliff's 50th Birthday | March 12 1987 | Apr 18, 1990 |
70 | 21st | The engagement joke | I know that you know | 19 Mar 1987 | Apr 25, 1990 |
71 | 22nd | The Andalusian flu | The Andalusian Flu | Apr 2, 1987 | May 2, 1990 |
72 | 23 | A shiny hairstyle | Soon and beautiful | Apr 9, 1987 | May 9, 1990 |
73 | 24 | Hamburgers for gourmets | Planning parenthood | Apr 30, 1987 | May 16, 1990 |
74 | 25th | The college celebration | Hillman | May 7, 1987 | May 16, 1990 |
Season 4
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast ( D ) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | 1 | Mister Wilderness | Call of the Wild | Sep 24 1987 | May 30, 1990 |
76 | 2 | The living room court meets | Theogate | Oct 1, 1987 | June 6, 1990 |
77 | 3 | When you are little you are nothing | It Ain't Easy Being Green | Oct 8, 1987 | June 13, 1990 |
78 | 4th | Cliff becomes forgetful | Cliff's mistake | Oct 15, 1987 | June 20, 1990 |
79 | 5 | BBQ party with Shakespeare | Shakespeare | Oct 22, 1987 | June 27, 1990 |
80 | 6th | Reconciliation on the phone | That's Not What I Said | Oct. 29, 1987 | 4th July 1990 |
81 | 7th | A sleeping bag for the mother-in-law | Autumn Gifts | Nov 5, 1987 | July 11, 1990 |
82-83 | 8-9 | An unusual family | Looking back | Nov 12, 1987 | Nov 2, 1991 |
84 | 10 | Who has the most beautiful pumpkin? | Where's Rudy? | Nov 19, 1987 | July 18, 1990 |
85 | 11 | The dance with Tina | Dance mania | Dec 3, 1987 | Aug 1, 1990 |
86 | 12 | Conversations in the locker room | The Locker Room | Dec 10, 1987 | Aug 8, 1990 |
87 | 13 | Boring performance? | The Show Must Go On | Dec 17, 1987 | Aug 15, 1990 |
88 | 14th | The literary fool | Bookworm | Jan. 7, 1988 | July 25, 1990 |
89 | 15th | Pleasures of house music | Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star | Jan. 14, 1988 | 22 Aug 1990 |
90 | 16 | Poor straw widower | The Visit | Jan. 21, 1988 | Aug 29, 1990 |
91 | 17th | Homemade chilli | The drum major | Feb. 4, 1988 | 5th Sep 1990 |
92 | 18th | A gifted craftsman | Waterworks | Feb 11, 1988 | Sep 12 1990 |
93 | 19th | There was once … | Once Upon a Time | Feb. 18, 1988 | 19 Sep 1990 |
94 | 20th | Climbing in the basement | Petanque | Feb 25, 1988 | 26 Sep 1990 |
95 | 21st | The mini vacation | Trust Me | 3rd Mar 1988 | Oct 6, 1990 |
96 | 22nd | At home and never at home | Home for the weekend | 17th Mar 1988 | Oct 7, 1990 |
97 | 23 | In the helicopter to the prom | The Prom | 24 Mar 1988 | Oct 13, 1990 |
98 | 24 | Fishing luck | Gone Fishin ' | Apr 28, 1988 | Oct 14, 1990 |
Season 5
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast ( D ) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
99 | 1 | Everyone just wants the house | Together Again and Again | Oct 6, 1988 | 31 Mar 1991 |
100 | 2 | The best doctors are the worst patients | The Physical | Oct 13, 1988 | Apr 6, 1991 |
101 | 3 | The overnight guest | Rudy's all-nighter | Oct 20, 1988 | Apr 7, 1991 |
102 | 4th | An apartment with character | Move It (aka The Baby Game) | Oct. 27, 1988 | Apr 13, 1991 |
103 | 5 | Dream job in Africa | Out of Brooklyn | Nov 3, 1988 | Apr 14, 1991 |
104-105 | 6-7 | Nelson and Winnie | The Birth | Nov 10, 1988 | May 20, 1991 |
106 | 8th | Nine hearts in one chest | Cyranoise de Bergington | Nov 17, 1988 | Apr 20, 1991 |
107 | 9 | The road to fame | How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? | Nov 24, 1988 | Apr 21, 1991 |
108 | 10 | Five pounds in six days | If the Dress Fits, Wear It | Dec 8, 1988 | Apr 27, 1991 |
109 | 11 | Huxtables Hamster Hotel | Is there a hamster in the house? | Dec 15, 1988 | Apr 28, 1991 |
110 | 12 | The apple of temptation | Truth or Consequences | Jan. 5, 1989 | May 4th 1991 |
111 | 13 | The babysitter grandpa | Cliff babysits | Jan. 12, 1989 | May 5, 1991 |
112 | 14th | The kindling party | Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten | Jan. 26, 1989 | May 12, 1991 |
113 | 15th | Clair and the egg heads | The Lost Weekend | Feb. 2, 1989 | May 11, 1991 |
114 | 16 | How do you write "Tom"? | No way baby | Feb 6, 1989 | May 18, 1991 |
115 | 17th | The complaint list | Can I Say Something, Please? | Feb 9, 1989 | May 19, 1991 |
116 | 18th | Voodoo in the kitchen | The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. lotus | Feb 16, 1989 | May 25, 1991 |
117 | 19th | Basketball never again! | The Boys of Winter | Feb. 23, 1989 | May 26, 1991 |
118 | 20th | In the lionesses' den | It comes and it goes | 9 Mar 1989 | June 1, 1991 |
119 | 21st | An accidental kiss | Theo's Women | 16. Mar. 1989 | June 2, 1991 |
120 | 22nd | Little cruelties for a birthday | Birthday blues | 30th Mar 1989 | June 8, 1991 |
121 | 23 | The basement children | A Room With No View | Apr 13, 1989 | June 9, 1991 |
122 | 24 | Good advice is boring | What He Did for Love | Apr. 27, 1989 | June 15, 1991 |
123 | 25th | Twins kidnapped! | Day of the Locusts | May 4th 1989 | June 16, 1991 |
124 | 26th | Professor Tuttifrutti | 57 varieties | May 11, 1989 | June 22, 1991 |
Season 6
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast ( D ) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
125 | 1 | Secret wedding | Denise: The Saga Continues | 21 Sep 1989 | June 23, 1991 |
126 | 2 | Surfing in the Saale | Surf's Up | 28 Sep 1989 | June 29, 1991 |
127 | 3 | No more bourbon! | I'm 'In' With the 'In' Crowd | Oct 5, 1989 | June 30, 1991 |
128 | 4th | No house, no move | Denise Kendall: Navy Wife | Oct 12, 1989 | July 6, 1991 |
129 | 5 | Theo's little weakness | Theo's poison | Oct 19, 1989 | July 7, 1991 |
130 | 6th | Babysitting? Child's play! | Denise Kendall: babysitter | Oct 26, 1989 | July 13, 1991 |
131 | 7th | The first flirt | Shall We Dance? | Nov 2, 1989 | July 14, 1991 |
132 | 8th | When men have children ... | The Day the Spores Landed | Nov 9, 1989 | July 20, 1991 |
133 | 9 | Go again, Cliff | Cliff's Wet Adventure | Nov 16, 1989 | July 21, 1991 |
134 | 10 | Misquoted and misunderstood | Grampy and Nu-Nu Visit the Huxtables | Nov. 30, 1989 | July 27, 1991 |
135 | 11 | Cliff sits after | Cliff la Douce | Dec. 7, 1989 | July 28, 1991 |
136 | 12 | Exchange excluded | Getting to Know You | Dec 14, 1989 | Aug 3, 1991 |
137 | 13 | Wine, whiskey and two women | Elvin Pays for Dinner | Jan. 4, 1990 | Aug 4, 1991 |
138 | 14th | The nightmare sandwich | Cliff's Nightmare | Jan. 11, 1990 | Aug 10, 1991 |
139 | 15th | Dating agency 'Denise' | Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor | Jan. 18, 1990 | Aug 11, 1991 |
140 | 16 | A sack full of fleas | The Birthday Party | Jan. 25, 1990 | Aug 17, 1991 |
141 | 17th | The marriage blues | Not Everybody Loves the Blues | Feb. 1, 1990 | Aug 18, 1991 |
142 | 18th | The thieving magpie | Rudy's Walk on the Wild Side | Feb 8, 1990 | Aug 24, 1991 |
143 | 19th | - | The Cosby Outtakes Show | Feb 12, 1990 | |
144 | 20th | Dance lessons | Mr. Sandman | Feb. 15, 1990 | Aug 25, 1991 |
145 | 21st | Master of romance | Isn't It Romantic? | Feb 22, 1990 | Aug 31, 1991 |
146 | 22nd | Theo's dirty laundry | Theo's Dirty Laundry | 15th Mar 1990 | Sep 1 1991 |
147 | 23 | Just a little rest! | What's It All About? | 22 Mar 1990 | 8 Sep 1991 |
148 | 24 | No fun in Baltimore | Off to see the wretched | Apr 5, 1990 | Sep 15 1991 |
149 | 25th | The real Jeffrey | The moves | Apr 19, 1990 | 22 Sep 1991 |
150 | 26th | Nothing works without college! | Live and Learn | Apr. 26, 1990 | 29 Sep 1991 |
151 | 27 | Almost a century old | The storyteller | May 3, 1990 | Oct 6, 1991 |
Season 7
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast ( D ) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
152 | 1 | The 48 hour wonder | Same time next year | Sep 20 1990 | Oct 13, 1991 |
153 | 2 | Auction by phone | Bird in the hand | 27 Sep 1990 | Oct 20, 1991 |
154 | 3 | Chest or leg? | Last barbecue | Oct. 4, 1990 | Dec 8, 1991 |
155 | 4th | Pam is here! | Period of Adjustment | Oct 11, 1990 | Oct 27, 1991 |
156 | 5 | Chalk in the washing machine | It's all in the game | Oct 18, 1990 | Nov 3, 1991 |
157 | 6th | The amateur filmmakers | Getting the story | Oct 25, 1990 | Nov 10, 1991 |
158-159 | 7-8 | The invisible dog | Just Thinking About It | Nov 1, 1990 | Nov 17, 1991 |
160 | 9 | The women's day | The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof) | Nov 8, 1990 | Nov 24, 1991 |
161 | 10 | An apartment like a submarine | You Can Go Home Again | Nov 15, 1990 | Dec 1, 1991 |
162 | 11 | It's gonna be a boy! | It's a boy | Nov 29, 1990 | Dec 15, 1991 |
163 | 12 | With one leg in the retirement home? | Clair's Liberation | Dec 6, 1990 | Dec 22, 1991 |
164 | 13 | Football fever | It's your move | Dec 13, 1990 | Dec 29, 1991 |
165 | 14th | Mind like a wardrobe | Theo's Final Final | Jan. 3, 1991 | Dec 29, 1991 |
166 | 15th | Olivia for President! | Attack of the Killer B's | Jan. 10, 1991 | Apr 22, 1993 |
167 | 16 | Everything under control | Total control | Jan. 31, 1991 | Apr 26, 1993 |
168 | 17th | The Vampire Wolves of London | Adventures in babysitting | Feb 7, 1991 | Apr 27, 1993 |
169 | 18th | No tofu, please! | 27 and Still Cooking | Feb 14, 1991 | Apr 28, 1993 |
170 | 19th | Rudy's first date | The Return of the Clairettes | Feb 21, 1991 | Apr 29, 1993 |
171 | 20th | Who's called Ellen here? | No More Mr. Nice Guy | Feb 28, 1991 | Apr 23, 1993 |
172 | 21st | Home remedies and other poisons | Home remedies | 7th Mar 1991 | Apr 30, 1993 |
173 | 22nd | Olivia the witch | Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue | 21 Mar 1991 | May 3, 1993 |
174 | 23 | Living room cricket | There's Still No Joy in Mudville | Apr 4, 1991 | May 4th 1993 |
175 | 24 | Ten years of feud | Cliff and Jake | Apr 11, 1991 | May 5, 1993 |
176 | 25th | Theo's new job, part 1 | Theo and the Kids: Part 1 | Apr 25, 1991 | May 6, 1993 |
177 | 26th | Theo's new job, part 2 | Theo and the Kids: Part 2 | May 2, 1991 | May 7, 1993 |
Season 8
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast ( D ) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
178 | 1 | The man with the lawnmower | With This Ring? | 19 Sep 1991 | May 10, 1993 |
179 | 2 | The Clair Huxtable memorial room | There's No Place Like This Home | 26 Sep 1991 | May 11, 1993 |
180 | 3 | The crush of all thirteen year olds | Particles in motion | Oct 3, 1991 | May 14, 1993 |
181 | 4th | The air hole | Pam Applies to College | Oct 10, 1991 | May 13, 1993 |
182 | 5 | Parents evening | Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown | Oct 17, 1991 | May 12, 1993 |
183 | 6th | The Cookie Monster Fortress | It's Apparent to Everyone | Oct 24, 1991 | May 17, 1993 |
184 | 7th | Cross-examining the grandparents | The Iceman Bricketh | Oct 31, 1991 | May 18, 1993 |
185 | 8th | Tuna, tricks and t-shirts | Olivia's Field Trip | Nov 7, 1991 | May 19, 1993 |
186 | 9 | Only for men! | For men only | Nov 14, 1991 | May 20, 1993 |
187 | 10 | The little one in the closet | Olivia Comes Out of the Closet | Nov 21, 1991 | May 21, 1993 |
188 | 11 | The last train to Leningrad | Two is a crowd | Dec 5, 1991 | May 24, 1993 |
189 | 12 | Room without family | Clair's Place | Dec 19, 1991 | May 25, 1993 |
190 | 13 | Business class to San Francisco | Theo's Future | Jan. 2, 1992 | May 26, 1993 |
191 | 14th | The supermarket rebels | The Price Is Wrong | Jan. 9, 1992 | May 27, 1993 |
192 | 15th | The fifth wheel on the car | Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle | Jan. 16, 1992 | May 28, 1993 |
193 | 16 | Everything that makes you fat ... | Eat, Drink and Be Wary | Jan. 30, 1992 | May 31, 1993 |
194 | 17th | Excerpt from the promised house | The Getaway | Feb 6, 1992 | June 1, 1993 |
195 | 18th | Begonias and cement | Cliff Gets Jilted | Feb 6, 1992 | 2nd June 1993 |
196 | 19th | The last honest idiot | Cliff and Theo Come Clean | Feb 13, 1992 | 3rd June 1993 |
197 | 20th | Lots of favorite students | Clair's Reunion | Feb 20, 1992 | 4th June 1993 |
198 | 21st | Too poor to die | Rudy's retreat | Feb. 27, 1992 | June 7, 1993 |
199 | 22nd | The rhythm genius | You Can't Stop the Music | 26th Mar 1992 | June 8, 1993 |
200 | 23 | Tax tricks | Some Gifts Aren't Deductible | Apr 23, 1992 | June 9, 1993 |
201-202 | 24-25 | The graduation ceremony | And So We Commence | Apr 30, 1992 | June 11, 1993 |